Dan 5:2-4 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Dan 5:2-4: 5:2-4 The gold and silver cups from the Temple in Jerusalem had been taken into captivity along with the people (1:2 ), but previous Babylonian kings had not defiled them. They were eventually returned to Jerusalem (Ezra 1:7-11 ). • predecessor (literally father ): Belshazzar was the oldest son of Nabonidus; his relationship with Nebuchadnezzar is uncertain. • While they drank from them they praised their idols: If Belshazzar had ever known of the honor Nebuchadnezzar had shown toward the Most High God decades earlier (Dan 4:34-37 ), he had long forgotten it. Two ancient Greek historians, Herodotus and Xenophon, record the all-night festivities, dancing, and excessive drinking that took place as the city was taken by Persia.

cEzra 1:7-11►

dDan 4:34-37►

‏ Daniel 5:2-4

Summary for Dan 5:2-4: 5:2-4 ^a The gold and silver cups from the Temple in Jerusalem had been taken into captivity along with the people (1:2 ^b), but previous Babylonian kings had not defiled them. They were eventually returned to Jerusalem (Ezra 1:7-11 ^c).

• predecessor (literally father): Belshazzar was the oldest son of Nabonidus; his relationship with Nebuchadnezzar is uncertain.

• While they drank from them they praised their idols: If Belshazzar had ever known of the honor Nebuchadnezzar had shown toward the Most High God decades earlier (Dan 4:34-37 ^d), he had long forgotten it. Two ancient Greek historians, Herodotus and Xenophon, record the all-night festivities, dancing, and excessive drinking that took place as the city was taken by Persia.